SILVER DOLLARS - PIRAHNAS IN DISGUISE!

well most of the eggs have gone white during today, guess they dont like to be moved much!!!

maybe they wasnt fertilised yet since u moved the eggs shortly after u saw them laying eggs.better luck next time. there must be some that will hatch

well the one's in the tank will but the cichlids was enjoying them as they was being layed.

Never mind Alan, you are the first person to see them spawn in captivity aren't you??

Guess not..... reading some stuff on google sayes that their quite easy to spawn...

How ever they heed a large tank. This tank was 6' long and the way they dasshed up and down they need the space.
The dashing is only the male chaseing the female, when spawning there quite still, thats  when cichlids dash in to eat the eggs
As only 7-10 eggs layes are layed at a time, these little chance to keeping them unless their on their own.

Alan

Only 7-10 eggs laid at a time?? I thought you said you had 300 or so eggs??

I did after hovering them, as they layed them..... They dont like being chassed by a syphon pipe!!!!

So did you have 30 pairs dropping eggs, or did one pair drop 300 eggs? I am a little confused.

They produce 2-3,000 eggs at a time

ahh we need to solve this confusion lol. alan meant 7-10 eggs pour out every (minute/second?) they do it but it lasts until they keep doin it until she has laid all her eggs. for the little more confused say a imaginary pregnant livebearer giving birth but instead of 1 fry coming out of the vent ,5-7 fry come out at the same time until all the frys has come out. geddit?

Ye thats something like it, and yes jazzer it's once every 1-2 mins of courtship and fin nibbeling between spawning.

Right, thanks guys. I understand now.

2,000-3,000 in groups of around 7, every 2 minutes; that is about 15 hours of courtship and nibbling at a time!!

Don't tell Zoe, Alan. Might raise her expectations. LOL.

I not work out the time but thats a long time....... no wander they looked nackered!!!!!

And in desperate need of a cigarette no doubt!!